What a roller coaster season…and it’s only week 2! Last week, the top two highest scoring teams (Scottish Rebels and American BadAss) combined to score 207 points, but this week only combined for 148. A drop-off of 59 points (-29%). On the flip side, this week’s top two scoring teams, Wyld Ass Monkeys and sprouts combined to score 240 points, after combining for only 137 points last week... a 103-point improvement (+75%)! On an individual team basis, seven teams saw double-digit score changes from last week, led by Wyld Ass Monkeys who scored +59 more points this week. The only consistent performers were NASCAR Cafe Honey Mustard, Big Sack No TDs and American BadAss, who saw point changes of +8, +4 and -6. Brace yourself for a wild ride this year!
The big congrats go to Russ, where his sprouts dominated the competition and finished with a solid 121 points! Russ’ roster was great from top to bottom, with six players scoring in double digits, led by Amon-Ra St. Brown with 29, Bo Nix with 20 and Christian McCaffrey with 16. His tight end, Tyler Kraft, killed it too, adding in 18 points of his own. Great work señor! This is Russ’ first Weekly High Score Prize this season, and his first since Week 10, 2023.
In other games around the league we are seeing parity kick in, as we are down to only two undefeated teams (American BadAss and Big Sack No TD’s) along with only two winless teams (Luck of the Irish and Joe’s Pats). Everyone else is 1-1, right in the middle of the pack.
BIG TIME
- Russell Wilson, QB – Free Agent – 33 pts – Continuing with the up and down results this year, Wilson went from scoring just 10 points last week, to being the top scorer this week with 33.
- Jared Goff, QB – Luck of the Irish – 33 pts – Similar story for Goff who only scored 11 last week, but then piled on Bears this week for 33.
- Malik Nabers, WR – Wyld Ass Monkeys – 31 pts – What a game! Nabers caught nine passes for 167 yards and 2 TDs. He is currently the top scoring wide receiver in fantasy.
- Jonathan Taylor, RB – Joe’s Pats – 30 pts – This is what you look for in a keeper. Twenty five carries for 165 yards, plus 50 yards receiving (on just 2 catches) and a TD. Taylor is now the 2nd highest scoring RB in fantasy, just 1 point behind James Cook.
- Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR – sprouts – 29 pts – St. Brown had an unbelievable day, hauling in 9 catches for 115 yards and 3 TDs! And expect to see this again this season, as the Lions get to play the Bears again in Week 17.
- Lamar Jackson, QB – Big Sack No TDs – 26 pts – At last a consistently scoring player. Jackson followed his 29 point performance last week with 26 this week… much better. He now leads all fantasy scorers with 55 points.
COME ON MAN
- Derrick Henry, RB – Scottish Rebels – 2 pts – Dude scores 30 points in the opening week, then barely manages 23 yards on 11 carries, versus the Browns. Up and down.
- T.J. Hockenson, TE – J LUV U LONG TIME – 1 pt – The Vikings offense was pretty weak, putting up only 6 points. Hockenson contributed to the weakness, logging just one catch for 12 yards. D'oh.
- Hunter Henry, TE – Worst to 1st – 0 pts – In spite of being on the field for 50 of 60 offensive plays, he had just 3 passes thrown his way, catching 1 for 9 yards. Oof.
- Mark Andrews, TE – Joe’s Pats – 0 pts – Just not a good week for tight ends or something… Andrews has been less than impressive so far this season, having just 2 catches for 7 yards through the first two games. Yuck.
ALL UNWANTEDS
Only two roster moves needed this week for the Unwanteds, swapping in Michael Pittman Jr., and the Jacksonville Defense.
|
Pos |
Player |
Wk 2 Pts |
|
QB |
Daniel Jones |
22 |
|
RB |
Javonte Williams |
18 |
|
RB |
Trey Benson |
4 |
|
WR |
Quentin Johnston |
13 |
|
WR |
Michael Pittman Jr. |
4 |
|
TE |
Zach Ertz |
12 |
|
K |
Spencer Shrader |
18 |
|
DEF |
Jacksonville |
10 |
|
Total |
101 |
With 101 points, that would have outscored all but two teams this week (sprouts and Wyld Ass Monkeys), and was well above the league average (88.2). So I’m calling this a win for the Unwanteds, moving their record to 2-0.
WHAT IN THE KICK IS GOING ON?!
My disdain for kickers has been well documented over the years, and this season is shaping up to be no different. Through the first two weeks of the season, the top kicker is Spencer Shrader-IND, who I'd never even heard of, and in Yahoo! draft stats literally shows a 0 for % drafted. Second is Brandon Aubrey, who was expected to be good because the Cowboys can't score touchdowns. Third is Joey Slye, who's kicking for Tennessee this year, and who was also 0% drafted according to Yahoo. Fourth is Matt Prater, who wasn't even on a team until 2 days before the season. Kickers, man... what in the hell?!
BEST BENCH
There were some pretty solid bench scores this week, with three teams posting 20 or higher (Worst to First +20, NASCAR Café Honey Mustard +23 and Scottish Rebels +29), but none could come close to this week’s winner. With a crazy impressive +50 point-improvement-possibility, the Week 2 Best Bench goes to… Joe’s Pats! This was the highest Bench total since Week 16 of 2023!
Joe needed a half roster swap to get there: R. Odunze for D. London +22, D. Maye for K. Murray +13, J. Johnson for M. Andrews +10 and D. Adams for N. Collins +5. This was Joe’s first Best Bench this season, and his first since Week 13, 2024.
Get your rosters set for Week 3! We are only three weeks away from my early season playoff predictions!!
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